all bound for sandy's smallest victims i. 30 hours later, the train rolls into newark, new jersey's penn station. 27 pallets in all, half the toys go to the marine's toys for tots program. the rest end up here at engine 155, ladder 78 in statin eye law and. >> like our own version of the polar express. >> reporter: children of firefighters, kids who lost everything in sandy's wake, get to pick out brand-new gifts. >> we lost a lot. he lost all his toys. so it feels good to be on the receiving end. >> especially during the holidays, we know there's a financial strain for the parents and we wanted to make sure that the children of this storm were still able to celebrate. >> reporter: louisiana organizers partnered with kathleen ryan, a firefighter widow who runs an annual toy drive in her husband, bobby's, name. after sandy, she wasn't sure if they could meet the demand. >> through their tragedy, they knew what we would need and what would be helpful to us. >> christmas is going to be good this year, right, ryan? >> reporter: need for smiles. and reminders that giving and receiving not onl